Shawnigan Lake School - Yearbook (Shawnigan Lake, British Columbia Canada)

Page 29 text:

SHAWNIGAN LAKE SCHOOL MAGAZINE terrace and concrete wall, and standing in surroundings swept clean of the debris left by those untidy fellows, the carpenters and plasterers. The School and their guests assembled at the lake side for the water sports (the results of which appear elsewhere in this issue). The programme was carried out without a hitch, and the various events were the subject of eulogistic comment by the spectators. They then adjourned to the Big School for the distri- bution of prizes and cups. In his opening speech the Head- master touched lightly on the difficulties of the transition period since the fire, asserting that whereas it had not been easy to provide suitable temporary accommodation for the boys, it had been possible to keep the School together, onlv through the splendid support given by the parents and the amazing unselfishness of the staff. The Bishop of Columbia then spoke. The whole history of the School, he said, had been a tale of difficulties squarely met and bravely overcome by Mr. Lonsdale, through whose efforts Shawnigan had grown in a few years from a mere handful of pupils to a school of over a hundred boys. Then came the fire. Six months ago the School was in ashes. Many men, overcome by a disaster of such magnitude, would have given up in despair. Not so the Headmaster ! Under his guidance in these splendid new buildings he (the speaker) foresaw a wonderful future, when the name of Shawnigan Lake School would stand for all that was best in Education in Western Canada. The Bishop then gave away the prizes, and all made their way to the dining hall for tea. After tea the boys conducted their parents and friends in a very thorough inspection of the new building, and so ended a day which will be long remembered by all who took part in it. 27

Page 28 text:

SHAWNIGAN LAKE SCHOOL MAGAZINE Speech Day JUNE the 30th should be a red-letter day in the School calendar — the occasion of the first public function held in the new building. For all members of the School and the staff who had passed through the strenuous period since the Cadboro Bay contingent reunited with the Seniors, the tried and trusty Hill House gang, the day marks the summit of an achievement beyond all praise. Big School A week earlier it would have appeared to the casual observer almost impossible to accomplish the vast amount of work which had to be done in order to throw the School open for inspection. As it was, the crowd of visitors who saw the new premises for the first time were astonished to find a building, which, if not finished in every detail, presented at least the semblance of completion, fronted by its imposing 26

Page 30 text:

SHAWNIGAN LAKE SCHOOL MAGAZINE PRIZE LIST, JUNE 29TH, 1927 Efficiency Cup — A. B. Ripley. Sixth Form — Johnston. Fifth Form — J. Larsen. Fourth Form — Steward. Third Form — Johnson. Second Form — Stanier. First Form — Dearborn ii. French — Piddington i. Maths. — Rice. General Progress — 1, Punnett ; 2, Olsen. Natural History Collection — Best. Prizes were kindly donated by: The Bishop, E. H. Wil- son, Esq. ; F. J. Stanton, Esq. ; Miss Belson, Mrs. F. H. Stan- ton, Miss Lonsdale, Mrs. Hartl, J. R. Green, Esq.; Mrs. Ripley. EXAMINATION RESULTS There were many difficulties in the w 1 ay of continuous work in School ; smoke, cold and noise being rampant in the makeshift class room in the Gym during the Lent Term. However, the time was not wasted and even the less ardent workers at Cadboro Bay managed to do some very creditable work. Laboratory Note Books were burnt and all our small stock of apparatus was lost, the new supply not being available in time to do any practical work for the Examination. The results were : A. G. Crisp completed Junior Matriculation. D. R. L. Johnston, T. R. Punnett and T. A. Piddington passed the Junior Matriculation, the average age being 14.8. The only other entrant failed. In Grade IX. eight boys out of ten passed satisfactorily. Bell-Irving has entered Loretto. S. Oldham has entered Clifton. T. Wace has entered H.M.S. Worcester. 28